Endocrine System
Pathfinder
Penfield High School Library
Last Updated January 2010

Scope: Guide to materials available in the PHS library and through subscription databases.


Print Resources: Use the Library Catalog to locate print resources in the PHS Library
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Electronic Resources:

Subscription Databases: See library staff for user names and passwords.

Science Resource Center: thousands of topic overviews, experiments, biographies, pictures and illustrations are just a few clicks away and the latest scientific developments are covered in articles from over 200 magazines and academic journals and links to quality web sites.

Health & Wellness Resource Center: is a comprehensive resource for libraries, schools, and hospitals that provides integrated access to medical, statistical, health, and related information.

EbscoHost: Portal to several different databases that are cross-searchable. You can search all or some of the databases simultaneously.

Grolier Online Passport: Grolier Online is published by Scholastic Library Publishing, Inc., a division of Scholastic Inc. It includes three encyclopedia databases: Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, and The New Book of Knowledge.

ProQuest: Full-text articles from magazines, newspapers, encyclopedias, and educational journals.

SIRS Knowledge Source: SIRS Knowledge Source (SKS) is a database portal which is comprised of several distinct reference databases including SIRS Researcher®, SIRS Government Reporter®, SIRS Renaissance®, SKS WebSelect™. Full-text articles and Internet resources are carefully selected from thousands of domestic and international publications and respected organizations.

Student Resource Center: Broad database offering resources in literature, cultures, science, history, and geography. Full-text articles from reference works, primary sources, and periodicals.

World Book Online: Encyclopedia, reference, and multimedia sources. Good starting point for a general overview. Includes links to reviewed web sites.

Free Websites:

Endocrine System: Class notes form the University of Cincinnati General Biology II class, Professor Janet Stein Carter.

The Endocrine System: Presents a tour on the mechanisms of hormone action from Colorado State University.


Endocrine System:MedlinePlus. Publication of the National Institutes of Health.

AG00092_.GIFEndocrine system: Okay, so I never put a reference to Wikipedia article in a Pathfinder, but this article has a GREAT table of endocrine glands and secreted hormones.